Here are some fabulous contest for writers and poets. Also check out a fantastic literary festival and a writer's retreat.
Iota International Poetry Competition 2009
Open to all countries.
End Date: 11/30/2009
Entry Fee: 1 Poem: $4, 2 Poems: $7, 3 Poems: $9, 4 Poems: $10
Prize: 1st: $2000, 2nd: $1000, 3rd: $500, 10 Supplementary Prizes: $50
Email: www.iotamagazine.co.uk
Email: info@iotamagazine.co.uk
Email:competition@iotamagazine.co.uk
Address: Iota Competition
P.O Box 7721
Matlock, DE4 9DD
You may send your submission by mail or by electronically.
Winners will be announced at the award event in March 2010
Donald Justice Poetry Contest
Open to all Americans regardless if published or not.
Entry Fee: $25
End Date: 11/1/2009
Prize: $1000 (2 winners)
Contact: Michael Peich
Coordinator: Jamie Smith
Email: poetry@wcupa.edu
Tele: 610-436-3235/610-436-1000
Address: Department Of English
West Chester University
West Chester PA 19383
One winner will be designated for 2010 and one will be designated for 2011. Each will recieve their prize and give a public reading at the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference in early June 2010/2011.
(mail in submissions)
2009 Adult Poetry Contest
Ilkley literature festival popular writing competition is open to everyone
End Date: 9/1/2009
Entry Fee: $4
Prize: Poetry: $200, Short Story: $200
Email: admin@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
Address: ILF Manor House
2 Castle Hill
Ilkley LS29 9DT (United Kingdom)
Short Stories: must be 3000 words
Poems: up to 30 lines
Mail in submissions
Transcontinental Poetry Contest
Open to anyone who has not previously published a volume of poetry or prose
End Date: 8/15/2009 (make sure post marked by this date)
Entry Fee: $20
Prize: $1000 and five percent of the copy press run
Email: info@pavementsaw.org
Email: pavementsaw.org/pages/transaward/htm
Address: Transcontinental Award Entry
321 Empire St
Montpelier OH 43543
Mail in submissions or electronic accepted.
Electronic submissons must be sent as pdf files or as word doc
In addition to the grand prize winner, an anonymous manuscript is chosen known as the "editors choice" manuscript. It will be published under a standard royalty contract. The decision will be made in Nov 2009
The 2010 Green Ros Prize In Poetry
Poets writing in english who have published one or more full length collections of poetry are eligible. Will consider individual volumes and collections of new and selected poems.
End Date: 9/30/2009
Entry Fee: $20
Prize: $2000 plus publication
Tele: 269-387-8185
Email: new-issues@wmich.edu
Email: www.wmich.edu/newissues/greenrose
Address: The Green Rose Prize
New Issue Poetry and Prose
Western Michigan University
1903 West Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5463
The winner will be announced Jan or Feb 2010. Winning manuscript will be published spring 2011. They may also publish three additional manuscripts from this competition.
(mail in submissions only)
FESTIVAL
Sixth Annual Vegas book Festival
Nov 2-3 (Fri-Sat)
Tele: 702-229-5431
Down town Las Vegas
WRITER'S RETREAT
Writer's Retreat in Provence France
Sep 27 Oct 3 2009
Contact: Georgeanne Brennan 530-795-3043
gbrennan@yolo.com
Joanne Kauffman (0) 11-33-4-94-80-70-88 (international)
joanne.kauffman@gmail.com
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